"Obesity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
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D009765
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500 C23.888.144.699.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1998 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2002 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2003 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 2004 | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| 2005 | 31 | 10 | 41 |
| 2006 | 34 | 14 | 48 |
| 2007 | 28 | 16 | 44 |
| 2008 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
| 2009 | 34 | 14 | 48 |
| 2010 | 40 | 18 | 58 |
| 2011 | 53 | 24 | 77 |
| 2012 | 60 | 18 | 78 |
| 2013 | 73 | 37 | 110 |
| 2014 | 46 | 27 | 73 |
| 2015 | 54 | 24 | 78 |
| 2016 | 40 | 30 | 70 |
| 2017 | 56 | 19 | 75 |
| 2018 | 38 | 19 | 57 |
| 2019 | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| 2020 | 37 | 31 | 68 |
| 2021 | 29 | 39 | 68 |
| 2022 | 8 | 54 | 62 |
| 2023 | 10 | 50 | 60 |
| 2024 | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Compounded GLP-1 and Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Statement from the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2025 Feb 01; 48(2):177-181.
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Gut Microbial Changes Associated With Obesity in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan 21; 110(2):364-373.
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Superstable lipid vacuoles endow cartilage with its shape and biomechanics. Science. 2025 Jan 10; 387(6730):eads9960.
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Fibroblast-specific TGF-? signaling mediates cardiac dysfunction, fibrosis, and hypertrophy in obese diabetic mice. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Dec 14; 120(16):2047-2063.
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Trends in Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Obesity in South Carolina, 2015-2021. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Dec 12; 21:E98.
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Bariatric surgery does not affect kidney stone disease. Sci Rep. 2024 12 04; 14(1):30193.
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Health implications of racial differences in serum growth differentiation factor levels among men with obesity. Physiol Rep. 2024 Dec; 12(23):e70124.
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Tirzepatide for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jan 30; 392(5):427-437.
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Genetic Risk in Transthyretin V142I Carriers. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Jan; 13(1):91-101.
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Trends and Disparities in Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity-Related Mortality in the United States From 1999-2022. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2024 Nov; 7(6):e70010.